SPRINGBOK World Cup star Chester Williams is fit and ready to tour New Zealand and Australia with the Cats. Williams was struggling with a hamstring injury, caused by an imbalance in his pelvis. In a twist of irony, the man who sorted out the problem was Bruce McLoughlin, the physiotherapist of Super 12 rivals the Stormers. Wing Williams thus remains in the squad, with Griquas flyer Jearus Nicholas dropping out. The Cats leave for their Antipodean tour on Sunday evening. Their first match is against the Auckland Blues on April 17. Matches against the Chiefs, Canterbury Crusaders and Queensland Reds follow, before they return to South Africa to face the Stormers.
Cats Squad:
Basil de Coning, Naka Drotske, Dirkie Groenewald, Dougie Heymans, Andre Vos, Hakkies Husselman, Gideon Watts, Chris Kruger, Piet Krause, Jannie van der Walt, Ricardo Loubscher, AJ Venter, Willie Meyer, Pieter o’Neill, Dave von Hoesslin, Johan Erasmus, Albert van den Berg, Andre Venter, Japie Mulder, De Waal Venter, Danie Vermeulen, Jorrie Kruger, Boeta Wessels, Conrad Stoltz, Riaan van Jaarsveld, Chester Williams, Phillip Smit, Thinus Delport.